Chiriquí Viejo
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location | Panama , Chiriquí Province | |
River system | Chiriquí Viejo | |
muzzle | Pacific, Gulf of Chiriquí Coordinates: 8 ° 19 ′ 40 " N , 82 ° 42 ′ 7" W 8 ° 19 ′ 40 " N , 82 ° 42 ′ 7" W
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length | 161 km | |
Catchment area | 1.376 km² | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Power Plant Bajo de Mina , power plant Baitun |
The Chiriquí Viejo ( Spanish: Río Chiriquí Viejo ) is a river in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica . It is located in the province of Chiriquí , has a length of 161 km and a catchment area of 1,376 km². The Chiriquí flows into the Gulf of Chiriquí (Spanish Golfo de Chiriquí ). About 15 km west of its mouth is the town of Puerto Armuelles .
In the province of Chiriquí there is also the river Chiriquí , which is also called Chiriquí Nuevo to distinguish it from the Chiriquí Viejo .
The Chiriquí Viejo is dammed into reservoirs in its upper reaches by the Bajo de Mina and Baitun power stations .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cuencas Hidrográficas de Panamá. Empresa de Transmisión Elétrica, SA (ETESA), accessed March 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Ambrosio Ramos, Tomasa Muñoz: CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA BAJO DE MINA PLAN DE ACCION DURANTE EMERGENCIAS. (PDF 645 kB p. 7 (7)) Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP), August 2011, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; Retrieved March 5, 2015 (Spanish).